Warren, Brown ejected after tussle

Getting into a tussle in the trenches always has been part of football, and the Bills and Browns got into one late in their controlled scrimmage at Edinboro's Sox Harrison Stadium.

Cleveland cornerback Daylon McCutcheon appeared to jar loose the helmet of Buffalo offensive tackle Kris Farris, and they immediately began scuffling. But then several players jumped into the pile, and eventually veteran Bills guard Ruben Brown and Browns defensive tackle and recently signed No. 1 draft pick Gerard Warren were ejected.

The melee didn't sit well with the first-year head coaches, Gregg Williams of the Bills and Butch Davis of the Browns.

"We need to improve the discipline aspect,'' said Williams, who was an assistant with the Tennessee Titans before replacing Wade Phillips in Buffalo this season.

"We wanted our offensive line to set an attitude, and we did, but we don't want ejections, and we don't want it to lead to something unnecessary that can hurt the team,'' Williams added.

Davis, who came from the University of Miami to direct the Browns, remarked, "You can't come to the defense of a teammate. You cannot enter into a fight. Let the officials break it up. They will deem whether or not there's roughing or whatever, and separate the two people. If you dive in, you're gone.

"I think the two people who were ejected, neither were involved in the fight. It should be a valuable lesson to Gerard.''

n The score was 1-1 in touchdowns after each team got 12 plays in five series, but the Browns won the goal-line drills 4-1.

n After the first two 12-play series for each team, the offensive team had three separate attempts to score from the 2-yard line.

Travis Prentice scored on a run and Tim Couch completed a pass to Mike Sellers the first time the Browns executed the drill, and James Jackson had two scoring runs the second time.

Rob Johnson connected with tight end Sheldon Jackson for the lone Bills touchdown on the first series.

n There were numerous 'sacks' in the game, but a defender only had to touch the quarterback, who then was declared down. All of the quarterbacks wore orange shirts, and were not permitted to be tackled.

n Bryce Fisher, a defensive tackle from the Air Force, had three sacks for the Bills. The 24-year-old Fisher has not played football in two years because of his required two years with the service academy after graduation.

"This is a big training camp for Bryce. He was impressive today, getting the edge on doing things we want our speed rushers to do,'' Williams said.

n There were no kickoffs or punts, but the teams did conduct field-goal drills on both ends of the field before the scrimmage.

n The Bills and Browns are very young. Buffalo has just five players with 10 or more years of experience: fullback Larry Centers (12), place-kicker Steve Christie (12), safety Henry Jones (11), defensive end Phil Hansen (11) and offensive tackle John Fina (10). Cleveland has just two such vets, punter Chris Gardocki (11) and quarterback Ty Detmer (10).

n The first-team defenses were supposed to play in two series, but Williams only used the regulars the first time the Browns had the ball.

"We didn't come back as prescribed. We wanted those guys to be off the field, and take mental reps,'' Williams said.

n Buffalo second-round draft pick Travis Henry, making an impression while trying to land the starting spot at running back, believed the speed of the NFL game was not as fast as anticipated.

"It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Yeah, it was fast, but after a while it slowed down and I started to see creases to run through.

"It seems I'm made to play in this league,'' said the rookie out of Tennessee.